The Rotokare Scenic Reserve is situated 12 km east of Eltham, South Taranaki, and is a popular recreation area for boating, walking and enjoying the scenery. The reserve
consists of 230 ha of forested hill country, including a 17.8 ha lake and extensive
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The invasive herb Hieracium lepidulum Stenstr. (Asteraceae) has been observed increasing in a range of indigenous ecosystems in New Zealand in recent years. The ability of this species to occupy and potentially to dominate a wide range of indigenous ecosy ...

The spider assemblage from four shelterbelts and their adjacent grazed pastures in South Island, New Zealand was suction sampled from August 1994 to July 1995 and from March 1996 to March 1997. Spider density decreased rapidly with distance from the field ...

The biological control of Sclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of onion white rot, by Trichoderma harzianum and T. virens was studied in a glasshouse trial. T. Harzianum (isolates C52 and D73) and T. virens (isolate GV4) afforded early season disease co ...

The study concerns the evaluation and quantification of the economic value of ecosystem services (ES) or nature's services in arable farmland. The importance of ES is now very well established and ES have been demonstrated to be of very high economic valu ...

Genotypic differences in growth and yield of two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris
L) cultivars to Rhizobium inoculation and management were investigated. In 2003-04, the
two bean cultivars (Scylla and T-49) were combined with three inoculant treatments
(st ...

Spore-forming bacteria were investigated as potential biological control agents of the pea root rot fungus, Aphanomyces euteiches (Oomycete). Isolations of the bacteria were made both directly from field soils (558) and from the rhizosphere of peas grown ...

A study of the interactions between lead (Pb) shot and the soil, and the fate of Pb at shooting ranges was conducted in order to address the lack of research on these issues at the current time. Surveys of the spatial and vertical distributions of Pb in t ...

The seasonal control of reproduction, specifically the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, has not been fully investigated in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). This research aimed to characterise the control of pulsatile LH release and ...